Solar panel owners are discovering that their energy bills rise when they have a smart meter installed. Almost a million homes are equipped with solar panels, which give owners free energy when it is sunny and payments for any excess energy sold back to the grid. Meanwhile the number of smart meters now exceeds 12 million – and that number is steadily rising as the Government continues to put pressure on suppliers to install them in every home by the end of 2020. But conflicts between the two clean energy projects have emerged. This newspaper disclosed last week that solar panel owners were likely to be worse off if they had a smart meter installed. Numerous readers have complained about a host… To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free Register for free to continue reading this article Register Or unlock all Premium articles, free for 30 days Start trial Already have an account? Login Want to learn more? View all subscriptions